investment
English Thesaurus
1. the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | promotion, |
| definition | : | act of raising in rank or position (noun.act) |
2. the act of putting on robes or vestments (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | dressing, grooming, |
| definition | : | the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes (noun.act) |
3. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | finance, |
| definition | : | the commercial activity of providing funds and capital (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | arbitrage, |
| definition | : | a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | foreign direct investment, |
| definition | : | investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | leverage, leveraging, |
| definition | : | investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | bull, |
| definition | : | try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying (verb.possession) |
| domain member category | : | buy into, |
| definition | : | buy stocks or shares of a company (verb.possession) |
| domain member category | : | pyramid, |
| definition | : | enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts (verb.possession) |
| domain member category | : | subscribe, |
| definition | : | offer to buy, as of stocks and shares (verb.possession) |
4. outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | cutis, skin, tegument, |
| definition | : | a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | pellicle, |
| definition | : | thin protective membrane in some protozoa (noun.animal) |
5. the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | commitment, committedness, |
| definition | : | the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose (noun.attribute) |
6. money that is invested with an expectation of profit (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | assets, |
| definition | : | anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | speculation, venture, |
| definition | : | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (noun.possession) |
| domain member category | : | bear, pay, yield, |
| definition | : | bring in (verb.possession) |
7. the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank (noun.act)
| derivation | : | adorn, clothe, invest, |
| definition | : | furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors (verb.social) |
8. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit (noun.act)
9. the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank (noun.act)
| derivation | : | adorn, clothe, invest, |
| definition | : | furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors (verb.social) |
10. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit (noun.act)
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